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Hill And Jones Comedy Catastrophe review
The comedy sketches need to offer more variety and less repetition in order to keep the audience engaged in a sixty minute show. I would like to see them again once they have worked on their comedy show and have gained more confidence on the stage.
Elaine C, Theatre, Films and Art reviews, 27th May 2025
Stephen Catling review
Catling is likable and highly intelligent.
Elaine C, Theatre, Films and Art reviews, 27th May 2025
Rosie Jones and Liz Carr among disabled celebrities urging Keir Starmer to scrap 'inhumane' benefit cuts
More than 100 of the UK's most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Rosie Jones, Ruth Madeley and Cherylee Houston, have called on the prime minister to abandon "inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits" in an open letter.
Frances Ryan, The Guardian, 27th May 2025
Nish Kumar review
The comedian aims his righteous anger at Trump, Musk, Netanyahu and the monarchy in Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 27th May 2025
Nazis, zombies and cyborgs: the maddest film ever made in Scotland is finally coming to a screen near you
It took three years, a tiny budget of £10,000 and the help of some of the world's hardest rockers and a literary icon to make Scotland's "maddest film". Robbie "Steed" Davidson, 46, from Kirkcaldy, initially thought his budget would easily pay for Dick Dynamite: 1944, an action-packed Second World War film featuring Nazis, zombies and cyborgs. Failing to get money from UK film bodies, the guitarist - who currently plays for Scots punk legends The Exploited - had to raise the budget through crowdfunding.
Rick Fulton, The Sunday Post, 27th May 2025
Britain is funnier. Deal with It, America.
Let's get one thing out of the way: British comedy is the best comedy in the world. There, I said it. Not 'one of'. Not 'arguably'. Just is.
Fred McAlpine, Chortle, 27th May 2025
The Ballad Of Wallis Island review
The isolated, coastal setting renders The Ballad Of Wallis Island superficially reminiscent of Bill Forsyth's Local Hero. And in its wit, warmth and gentle, unforced idiosyncrasy, it deserves to be held in the same high regard.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 27th May 2025
Benidorm props sell for over £700 as creator flogs old costumes online - including Kenneth's worn hotpants
Props from the smash hit comedy Benidorm are selling for over £700 - including Kenneth Du Beke's worn hotpants.
Joanne Kavanagh, The Sun, 27th May 2025
Ian Hislop & Paul Merton on first impressions of each other - and 35 years of Have I Got News For You
There appear to be three certainties in life: death, taxes and Have I Got News For You. The BBC's satirical panel show returned to our screens for its 69th run last month, a milestone that has been reached in no small part due to the contributions of regular captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
Abby Robinson, Radio Times, 27th May 2025
The Ballad Of Wallis Island review
Starring Tim Key as a lottery winner trying to reunite his favourite folk duo, The Ballad Of Wallis Island fails to live up to its premise.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 27th May 2025
Sir Ian McKellen to open historic all-trans and nonbinary production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night
Director Phoebe Kemp said in a statement: "Twelfth Night already toys with gender and performance - it feels like Shakespeare wrote it for us".
Attitude Magazine, 27th May 2025TV & radio
7am10 min
Shaun The Sheep
Series 7, Episode 3 - Shelf LifeBitzer tries DIY but ends up in a very compromised situation.
6:30pm30 min
Unspeakable
Series 2, Episode 3 - F is for fig leafPhil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Sophie Duker, Russell Kane and Glenn Moore.
10:45pm15 min
Shakedowns In Hyperspace
Episode 2 - Hypervoid TroikaIt's 2034, and a mission for three astronauts could spell possible rejection for one. But three can be an unexpectedly thrilling number. Read by Ell Potter.